Essays about: "unity and brotherhood"

Found 2 essays containing the words unity and brotherhood.

1. 1. An anthem for Europe: Comparing historical appropriations of Beethoven's Ode to Joy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Europastudier

   Author : Dominic Tscherny; [2023]
   Keywords : Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony; political appropriation of music; Žižek’s empty container; historical narrative; political symbolism; European Studies; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : Since its composition two centuries ago in 1824, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (Ode to Joy) has been heralded the world over not only as a great work of art, but also as a symbol of political importance. In Germany, it was lionised as the embodiment of a national spirit, first during the Franco-Prussian war, then as a prize of the Nazi repertoire; in Rhodesia, it became the national anthem of a far-right white ethno-state, while on the far-left, it occupied a rare position of Western revolutionary music in China. READ MORE

3. 2. Yugoslavia: from Space to Utopia : Negotiating national and ethnic identity amongst Serbian migrants from former Yugoslavia

   University essay from Institutionen för religion och kultur

   Author : Jukka Nylund; [2006]
   Keywords : Social Anthropology; Yugoslav migrants; Sweden; Identity; Ethnicity; Place; National Identity; Ethnic Identity; Socialantropologi; Jugoslaviska invandrare; Sverige; Identitet; Etnicitet; Plats; Nationell identitet; etnisk identitet;

   Abstract : In the 60’s and 70’s a large group of Yugoslav migrants came to Sweden in search for jobs. These people mostly belonged to the generation born after the Second World War, a generation brought up in the official discourse of “Brotherhood and Unity”. A discourse downplaying ethnic differences in favour of a national identification. READ MORE